Cassanora Browne (@Hugh Lowe)	Madeleine Nakamura (@Aaron Jones)
@Guinevere Russetwood	Élodie Dubois (@Danielle Alden)
Alice Dale (@Minnie Duke)	@Shubhangi Kanjilal
@Beatrice Langstreth	???

Monday | 15 July 2024 | nighttime

Regular Text - English | Bolded Text - French | Bolded Black Text - Japanese
Roleplaying as iNPC Madeleine Nakamura

It was the first night of summer camp, and Madeleine was really looking forward to a relaxing evening. The Opening Feast that afternoon had been a very exhausting affair - spending the afternoon ice skating had been fun, but physically draining.

Earlier that day when tent assignments were happening, Madeleine was pleasantly surprised to get the Frostflower Meadow tent. The second she stepped inside, it was like she was back in the Beauxbatons gardens or the gardens in Colmar. The scent of the flowers was comforting to the fifteen-year-old. When she learned that they were supposed to choose a flower to represent themselves and add it to the vase at the front, she chose a Japanese Momo flower - also known as a peach blossom.

Maddie had briefly met her other tentmates during that time - Cassanora was there of course, but the others were new to her. She had exchanged names with a few of them ("Madeleine, but you can call me Maddie"), learning that there were some younger Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Ilvermorny students. No one had left much of an impression on each other yet because they hadn't properly hung out - but tonight would change that. Inspired by the fact that they had a hot tub pool in their tent (such a cool concept), plus all kinds of spa supplies and aromatherapy bottles, Madeleine had decided tonight would be a spa night. A night to get to know her tentmates (but mostly, a night for her to relax in said hot tub pool).

So that evening, Madeleine changed into her swimsuit - a simple pink bikini - and invited the rest of the girls to join her by the pool. She had brought some snacks from the vendors at camp - some kabobs, some fruit teas - and set them up by the poolside. The French girl also brought out all the spa supplies that had been in the tent - there were some reclining chairs that could be used for pedicures or just relaxing, there was a small table where they could give each other manicures, and there were plenty of towels to dry off after the pool. There were even some spa robes! The essential oils and aromatherapy station was also setup for anyone interested.

"I was worried that with the theme of camp being Winter, I wouldn't get to relax like this, but I'm so happy our tent has a hot pool," Maddie said aloud, as she put her hair up and stepped into the pool. Her brown eyes shut briefly, relaxing and embracing the warmth, then she opened them to look at whoever had decided to join her. "So what flower did you choose to put in the vase?"

Madeleine is a Charmer.

You are just distracting. Distracting to look at perhaps. Maybe it is your wit or your charm, your grace or something else about you that is intangible but absolutely present.

Madeleine is a Lovely Creature.

You are so incredibly beautiful, it is hard to take ones eyes off of you.

The Opening Feast was a splendid way to start the camp. The food and games had worn me out enough, and I could hardly wait to now soak my tired self in the hot pool the Frost Flower Meadow tent had to offer.

I had briefly met all the tent mates just a while after knowing about the tent assignments. We exchanged pleasantries and I introduced myself with a soft smile, "Myself, Shubhangi. You can call me Shubh, or Shubhz! It's lovely to meet you all!"

I was quite surprised to find many Beauxbaton students, as well as faces I have never seen before. It was a little overwhelming to be one of the few younger ones, but then again, my excitement still remained. Before we could enter the tent, we were asked to keep a flower at the vase right before our tent. A flower that represented us. I immediately recalled how I always relate myself to a daisy. And so, I place a beautiful fresh daisy into the vase and made my way inside.

I was extremely grateful that there was a hot tub at our tent, because the winter chill out there had started to get seriously cold. The idea of aromatherapy and a beautiful spa night with all the tentmates sounded a splendid way to start off the first camp night!

I changed into my black swimsuit, and tied up my dark wavy hair into a small low bun. My bangs nestled against my cheeks as I made my way to the hot tub and found a 15-year-old French girl entering the pool as well. If I recall, she had introduced herself as Madeleine, and asked us to call her as Maddie.

"I was worried that with the theme of camp being Winter, I wouldn't get to relax like this, but I'm so happy our tent has a hot pool," Maddie said aloud, as she put her hair up and stepped into the pool. Her brown eyes shut briefly, relaxing and embracing the warmth, then she opened them to look right at me, "So what flower did you choose to put in the vase?"

I smiled as I enter the pool as well, "A Daisy. For me, it represents the new beginnings in life, and as well, I believe I most resonate with the purity and brightness of a daisy." I soak myself in the warm water and immediately feel my tense muscles relaxing. It truly has been a long day. I turn to Maddie and ask, "How about you? What flower have you chosen?"

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Interacting with/Mentioning: Reducio @Cassanora Browne (@Hugh Lowe) Madeleine Nakamura (@Aaron Jones) @Guinevere Russetwood Élodie Dubois (@Danielle Alden) Alice Dale (@Minnie Duke) @Shubhangi Kanjilal @Beatrice Langstret	Word Count: Reducio 239/200	Outfit: Reducio A green bikini.

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I was extremely surprised at the chill in the air, as I was expecting heat. I slipped into a swimsuit and gratefully went into the hot tub, happy to feel warmth. The British accent of Shubhangi- or Shubh as she said we could call her-briefly caught me off guard, but I quickly reminded myself that there would be lots of British people here. I also saw a much older student-Maddie apparently-and was instantly scared. After a few deep breaths, I told myself that it was no big deal, and plunged into the conversation. "Hello. My name is Alice...it's cool that it's a spa set up." I shyly added. Then I blushed and let others do the talking while I relaxed and warmed. I felt my muscles unclench as I sat in the hot tub. This was exactly what I needed I decided. The morning and afternoon had been a whirlwind of activities and fun. But now, I was tired and ready for this break that had been gifted to me. My body would be ready to do whatever was in store for me tomorrow, as well as some Quidditch practice. My team would be playing during camp, and I wanted to make sure that if the normal seeker became ill, I could step in and win the game for us. Shaking my head slightly to clear it, I focused in on the conversation, hoping I hadn't missed anything important.

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Earlier that day, the Slytherin had arrived at her tent to see most of her tentmates already filling in. After introducing herself, she had chosen a bed for the duration of camp; a cozy looking thing that had pillows and a little table next to it, and had placed her bags neatly to the side while taking out the items she thought she would need, and went back outside to enjoy the opening feast and the skating rink.
Hours later, she came back to her tent, and noticing how the hot tub she had seen earlier already had a couple girls in it. She also spotted various haircare and skincare items on the poolside, but thought it wouldn't hurt to bring an item of her own as well. Kneeling beside her bags, she brought out her box of her favorite sheet masks. She also produced a large paper bag from her duffel, which she filled with snacks like cauldron cakes, chocoballs, marshmellow biscuits, but also Asian snacks that she had brought from Korea. She changed into a dark green two piece swimsuit, tied her hair up into a bun, and headed over to the hot tub.
She recalled hearing the older girl, Maddie, ask what flower they chose to put in the vase up front. "Hey guys, I'm Guinevere, but either Gwen or Guin works fine," she said with a smile. "I put a snapdragon flower, because it symbolizes strength, and I also brought some sheet masks and snacks!!" She placed her offerings on the ledge next to the hot tub and slid into the pool, the hot water shocking and relaxing at the same time. "You guys don't know how long I haven't been in a hot tub, but I didn't expect our own camp tent would have one! It's so nice in here."

mentions: @Cassanora Browne (@Hugh Lowe), Madeleine Nakamura (@Aaron Jones), Élodie Dubois (@Danielle Alden), Alice Dale (@Minnie Duke), @Beatrice Langstreth, @Shubhangi Kanjilal.

As two more girls joined the hot pool, it seemed like the atmosphere had grown more cozy. A first year student named Alice and a fourth year senior, who preferred the nickname Gwen, had joined us. While I gladly accepted one of the sheet masks Gwen had bought along, she said, "You guys don't know how long I haven't been in a hot tub, but I didn't expect our own camp tent would have one! It's so nice in here."

"Tell me about it." I smiled in reply. "I love the Winter concept of our camp, but the true exciting part of it was the tempting hot tub invite!" I unwrap and place the sheet mask on my face, gently patting it to my skin. I immediately felt a tangerine scent hit me gently. It was a pleasant sensation, having a refreshing face mask and a warm pool bath at the end of a day. As I relaxed and talked along with the rest, I could see Alice was a bit nervous and noticed that she seemed a bit out of place. I excuse myself and got up from the pool to reach out to the side benches. Lighting up one of the aromatic sandalwood candles and picking up a plate for some of the Kebobs and snacks, I brought them along with me back to the pool. With a kebab plate in hand, I reach out to Alice and smile, "So, Alice. Which flower did you decide to go with?"

DATE & TIME ♡───────────♡ July 15th, 2024 Night

OUTFIT ♡───────────♡ Reducio

TAGS & MENTIONS ♡───────────♡ Reducio Cassanora Browne (@@Hugh Lowe), Madeleine Nakamura (@@Aaron Jones), @Guinevere Russetwood, Alice Dale (@@Minnie Duke) @@Shubhangi Kanjilal @Beatrice Langstret

Èlode had been surprised that her parents allowed her to attend the summer camp. She would've thought that a summer camp such as this was above them and their status in the wizarding world of France. Nevertheless, she was excited to be attending.

When she'd arrived at the camp, she had been pleasantly surprised by the snowy and wintry atmosphere. She'd been even more pleasantly surprised by her tent assignment. Frostflower Meadow.

The scent of different floweres pleased her, and when she saw the vase of different flowers out front, she'd added her own to it once she discovered that thede was a flower that represented each member of the tent. She then had added her own to the mix, delicately placing an Amaryllis flower among the bundle, symbolizing pride, strength, and determination.

Èlodie had briefly met her other tentmates before the opening feast, where she'd had her share of food before gliding along gracefully on the ice for hours. Entering her tent again, the young girl was pleasantly surprised to see some of the girls in the hot pool at the end of the tent.

Smiling, Èlodie quickly changed into the pink two piece she'd brough along with her, the color matching the pink bow already tied in ber hair.

Approaching the pool, she saw aromatherapy supplies, hair and skincare, sheet masks, and snacks laid out by the side of the pool.

Sliding off her white flats, Èlodie made her way into the pool sighing at the warmth. She took a moment to remember names. Madeleine (Maddie), Shubhangi (Shubh, or Shubhz), Alice, and Guinevere (Gwen or Guin). She figured the others were still enjoying the festivites.

She listened in on their conversation, nodding im agreement as several of the girls mentioned how nice it was to havs a hot tub in their tent before asking abkut flowers.

Èlodie waited for the conversation to silence before she spoke softly, her voice smooth and melodic, french accent peeking though. "I'm not sure if people remeber from earlier, but I'm Èlodie. I don't really have a nickname so feel free to create one," she started, smiling softly, "But I chose to put an Amaryllis is the vase. It symbolizes pride, strength, and determination."

Èlodie is a Lovely Creature. For details and extra information, Èlodie's Ency is linked in my signature and in my profile.

Regular Text - English | Bolded Text - French | Bolded Black Text - Japanese
Roleplaying as iNPC Madeleine Nakamura

Interacting with: @Guinevere Russetwood, @Shubhangi Kanjilal, Élodie Dubois (@Danielle Alden), Alice Dale (@Minnie Duke)

Madeleine nodded along with Shubhangi's explanation for choosing a daisy. "I chose my favorite flower, a peach blossom," the brunette answered. "I discovered them during my last trip to Japan - they symbolize rebirth and renewal. What's funny is they are usually a sign of the end of winter - so it seems fitting to have one at the entrance to our tent. I know there's some frost flowers hanging around, but the vibe in here is way more spring/summer than winter."

Another younger girl joined them - the Ilvermorny girl, Alice - and Shubhangi turned the question of flowers to her. Maddie was promptly distracted by the arrival of yet another girl called Guinevere, though, who had brought some sheet masks. The French girl's brown eyes sparkled at this revelation, a grin forming on her lips. "I think we'll be fast friends, Guin," she said, wading over to the edge with the sheet masks. "Oh, I know this brand! They're really good," Madeleine said. "I'll definitely use one a bit later."

As Madeleine settled back into her seat in the pool, letting the water rise to her shoulders, a blonde Beauxbatons student called Élodie joined them. Her familiar accent was a welcome one. "Welcome in, Élodie. I like your hair bow," she greeted in French, switching back to English shortly after.

"It seems we have a theme of girls here choosing strong flowers," she pointed out to the group. "I like it." Madeleine leaned into the pool even further than before, allowing it to rise to her chin now. The warm water felt oh so nice after the day spent on the ice rink. As her brown eyes observed the other girls, Maddie realized that she and Cassanora were probably the oldest in the tent (though her eyes lingered on Guinevere, who might be around the same age?). Maybe she and Cass would need to take on more of leadership mentor roles.

"Is anyone looking forward to an event from the itinerary?" Mads had looked at the itinerary they'd been given earlier that day, but nothing had really jumped out at her. Maybe the dance, but the implication of mistletoe being present had made her wary. Maddie moved so the water was back to her shoulders again so she could grab a glass of the iced fruit tea by the pool, taking a sip as she waited for anyone to answer.

As another Beauxbatons girl, Élodie, joined us, the atmosphere has become more homely. The soft aromatic scent of sandal was mixed with the faint scents of the delicious snacks kept nearby. The air had become humid enough to start healing us with its warmth. I let my body sink into the pool until my nape, then slowly coming back up for it to soak my shoulders, as I rest along the sides of the pool.

While talking about this and that, Maddie asked, "Is anyone looking forward to an event from the itinerary?"

The itinerary provided did have some good things and some "meh" things in it. I am still confused as to what would be enjoyable enough. Most of the things had to be signed up for, and it as well was visible to all regarding who were signing up for what. While not many names on the list seemed familiar to me, I was still signing up for stuff randomly. I don't know. Maybe I will enjoy it?

"I heard there are some water sports." I turn to Maddie, munching on some moist and delectable kebabs, "I did sign up for it, but not sure if I am going to love it." I shrug and remove my face mask, as it had already started falling off.

As I thought deep about it, I ask, " I heard there is a Scavenger Hunt as well? I guess that will be fun." The Scavenger Hunt had no sign-ups for it, so I was quite unsure if its a mandatory event or a thing we can choose to do. Nevertheless, riddles and adventure are up my comfort lane so I would love such an event.

I look around, wondering if anyone else was signing up for anything as well. "Most of the other things I see up the list is a group thing. Why don't we team up and compete for some?"

Bea had been excited when the tent assignments had been announced and she had found herself in the Frostflower Tent. It was much like being in a field of gorgeous flowers. Like being back at home in Ellon. She'd spent the last year and a half being stuck in Salford, England and it had been draining. Just the last two weeks being stuck with her muggle grandparents and having to keep her education, her life, a secret had been excruciating. Being at camp with everyone was a breath of fresh air.

Beatrice made her way to the tent, her flower in hand. She'd decided on lavender. It exuded calmness, and was her favourite colour...purple. Placing her flower in the vase next to the other ones, she stepped inside. Was she the last one here? There had been a few flowers already in the vase outside.

When her eyes had adjusted to the lighting inside she smiled. Even though it was charmed to be the middle of Winter outside, it was much the opposite inside. Flowers and cushions were everywhere and Bea giggled. Yes, she was definitely going to enjoy this! The invitation from Madeleine, or Maddie, had been a nice welcome after the ice skating and Welcome Feast from earlier in the day.

Waving to the others, she changed into her swimwear (a purple one piece) before joining them in the warm water. She sighed, her eyes falling closed before opening again onto the other girls. "Hi, I can't remember if I introduced myself to everyone earlier, but I'm Beatrice, or Bea. Fourth Year from Hogwarts. Nice to meet you all."

Sta 8 | Eva 10 | Str 4 | Wis 14 | Arc 8 | Acc 10
Sixth Sense | Perfectionist | Spell Spread | Impartial

The hot water was very relaxing, and the floral scent in the tent only added to the calm vibes. She saw that her sheet masks were very popular among her tentmates, but didn't have to worry about them running out since she had many more packs of them in her bags. The older French girl, Madeline, asked the group if there was anything they looked forward to. There was the Mistletoe Spin dance event going on, but Guinevere wasn't sure exactly when, and nothing else caught her eye especially. She didn't really like scavenger hunts, didn't like the sound of downhill broom sledding, and didn't even know what a 'battle of the seasons' was going to be looking like. Call her disagreeable and difficult, but nothing on the list was really calling her name. Or maybe that was just her inner true Slytherin coming out and being mean. The only thing she slightly looked forward to was spectating the duelling, quidditch, and broom racing matches between the foreign schools.
"Most likely, I'm just going to be attending the dance and spectating some matches and games later this month. I'm really fine with just being in the tent and heading out to eat and skate once in a while," she said. Previously, duellists like herself would be competing against other foreign kids, but the organizers had changed that this year. She remembered last summer, where she and her two teammates absolutely devoured up the foreign team. Good times.
A new girl entering the tent snapped Guin back to the present. It was Beatrice, a girl she finally recognized, since she was in the same year as Guin. She also remembered Beatrice being the moderator for two out of the three duels last year. Speaking of which, were all against Hufflepuff, she realized. She really couldn't catch a break with those badgers. "Hey, Beatrice," she greeted. "Nice seeing you here."

Cassanora Browne (@Hugh Lowe), Madeleine Nakamura (@Aaron Jones), Élodie Dubois (@Danielle Alden), Alice Dale (@Minnie Duke), @Beatrice Langstreth, @Shubhangi Kanjilal
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